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Several masked law enforcement officers detain and handcuff a person in front of a metal barricade on a city sidewalk.

Covering the Police

Proposed S.F. law would direct police to ID plainclothes ICE agents

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 27, 2026, 9:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 12:19 pm

A person labeled "Asylum" walks toward "Routine Appointments" while another person in handcuffs is escorted by an ICE agent into a private ICE Field Office.

Arrests behind closed doors: How ICE traps immigrants at routine appointments

by Clara-Sophia Daly and Kelly Waldron March 26, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 26, 2026, 12:09 pm

Twelve-panel comic shows the journey of a couple through ICE immigration processes, including court, detention, family separation, and communication from detention.

Hidden from sight: 1/2 of local ICE arrests took place behind closed doors, new analysis shows

by Kelly Waldron, Clara-Sophia Daly and Nicholas David March 25, 2026, 7:00 amMarch 26, 2026, 12:29 pm

People walk past a modern building entrance with glass doors, flanked by storefronts named "IKU" and "Proper" on a city street.

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court

by Alice Finno March 20, 2026, 7:11 pmMarch 24, 2026, 11:26 am

A person holds a bilingual protest sign reading "Protect Our Neighbors" and "Keep Families Together" outside a building labeled United States Appraisers at 630 Sansome Street.

In San Francisco, arrests at ICE check-ins have resumed

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 13, 2026, 4:45 pmMarch 17, 2026, 12:59 pm

People wait outside the entrance of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street, where ICE security personnel and metal barricades are present.

S.F. immigration courts gutted: 21 judges down to 2 after planned departures

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 6, 2026, 5:27 pmMarch 10, 2026, 2:05 pm

Three-story corner building with a Queen’s Coyote sign, adjacent to other storefronts, a white van parked on the street, and graffiti on a nearby building under a blue sky.

In S.F., finding housing is hard. For immigrants, it’s even harder.

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 4, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 11, 2026, 3:39 pm

A group of Homeland Security police officers stands in front of the "UNITED STATES APPRAISERS BUILDING" amid a crowd and red banners during an immigration-related gathering.

S.F. tenant in ICE custody faces eviction trial from detention center

by Clara-Sophia Daly February 27, 2026, 4:02 pmMarch 2, 2026, 6:04 pm

A woman in a FUSD jacket kneels and smiles while receiving valentines from a young girl in a red heart-patterned outfit, as SFUSD immigrant students deliver valentines. Two people stand in the background holding papers.

No roses, just red ink: S.F. immigrant students send Valentine’s message to superintendent

by Mariana Garcia February 18, 2026, 7:58 pmFebruary 19, 2026, 2:35 pm

Two people stand close together, one with an arm around the other, holding papers. Balloons decorate the background, and another person stands behind them.

ICE arrests Bay Area activist Guillermo Reyes, who fought detention

by Béatrice Vallières February 18, 2026, 3:35 pmFebruary 19, 2026, 10:02 am

‘Elderly nanny’ arrested by ICE in S.F. has been released

by Clara-Sophia Daly and Joe Rivano Barros February 13, 2026, 4:38 pmFebruary 17, 2026, 1:58 pm

Election Coverage

S.F. congressional candidates debate immigration in the Mission. But one skips forum.

by Alice Finno February 12, 2026, 12:08 pmMarch 13, 2026, 5:45 am

A large group of people waits in line outside a building, some standing behind metal barricades; one person holds a sign with text and green graphics.

Inside San Francisco’s hollowed-out immigration court, where asylum is ‘essentially over’

by Clara-Sophia Daly February 12, 2026, 4:00 amFebruary 12, 2026, 12:51 pm

A woman leans toward a baby in a car seat as the baby touches her face, both smiling; office supplies and papers are visible in the background.

Her partner deported, S.F. mother of four copes with fear and loss in a sanctuary city

by Clara-Sophia Daly February 10, 2026, 4:00 amFebruary 12, 2026, 1:12 pm

They want to be California’s next governor. At S.F. debate, it was hard to tell them apart.

by Sophia Rerucha February 4, 2026, 2:55 pmMarch 29, 2026, 6:09 am